The Lost Generation referred to...

young people who lacked purpose due to living through the horrors of war

Modernism is a literary movement that...

breaks away from the past to create new forms of expression

What did Jazz music represent in the 1920's?

The divide between modernist America and traditionalist America

middle class women who symbolized the essence and freedom of womanhood

Disillusionment is the feeling of...

disappointment due to the discovery that something is not as good as it is

Describe the "Upper Class" during the 1920's

The rich lived lavishly because they kept getting richer and richer

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1
The Lost Generation referred to...
young people who lacked purpose due to living through the horrors of war
children who learned to grow up without access to literature
the true generation wedged between millenials and gen z
young adults who lacked purpose due to living through the horrors of war
2
What is the biggest win for women in the 1920's?
The right to experiment romantically
The right to vote
The right to work the same jobs as men
The right to become mothers
3
Modernism is a literary movement that...
focuses on the future to create new forms of expression
breaks away from the present to create new forms of modern expression
breaks away from the past to create new forms of expression
focuses on the past to create new forms of expressions
4
What did Jazz music represent in the 1920's?
A literary movement implementing music into pieces of methodical writing
The divide between modernist America and traditionalist America
A poetic movement that crated an outlet for lyrciism to shine
The combination of all the music genres in which artists collaborated on
5
Which of the following is correct about the lower class?
All of the above
Life became more industrial focused, so agricultural life started to fade
They were mostly farmers
Life was hard due to a decline in agricultural prices
6
Flappers were...
middle class women who symbolized the essence and freedom of womanhood
upper class women who who symbolized the essence and freedom of womanhood
lower class women who symbolized the essence and freedom of womanhood
women who despised men, so they would frequent bars to hustle them
7
Disillusionment is the feeling of...
disappointment due to the discovery that something is not as good as it is
disappointment due to the discovery that nothing is as good as it is
disappointment due to the discovery that everything is as good as it is
disappointment due to the discovery that your grade is not as good as it is
8
Describe the "Upper Class" during the 1920's
None of the above (this is the correct answer; trust me--I would never lie)
They were lead innovators who were at the forefront of technological ideas
The rich lived lavishly because they kept getting richer and richer
They paved the way for the other social classes because they had the funds
9
What is one instrument commonly used in Jazz?
Violin
Harmonica
Piano
Flute
10
The middle class could afford almost all the things that the rich could afford.
True
False
11
People were disillusioned after the war because women took all the jobs they wanted.
False
True
12
Prohibition was a ban on...
Tea
Cigars and cigarettes
Opium
Alcohol
13
Despite all of the crimes he has committed, Al Capone was finally caught because of tax evasion.
False
True
14
Describe modernist literature.
It prioritised the individual and the interior mind
It pushed the boundaries of language and form to its limits
It was an attempt to find new ways of capturing experience and identity
All of the above

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